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i just ordered a UC18YFSL. maybe hitachi will replace my original charger under warranty but i will wait to get the one i ordered first

no. i just charged one battery a few minutes ago, light was flashing a few minutes then went off. charger doesnt respond to any batteries right now

hi, i have three hitachi litium ion 18 volt cordless tools; drill, impact and jigsaw. they work well but the charger is acting weird. it is UC18YKSL and it appears to randomly stop charging, i.e. the led goes off and stays off. these tools arent very old, maybe 3 months. battery seems to always...

Re: spam hammer? mkay. not really seeing anything in my search http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/search.php?searchid=20892187&pp=25

spam hammer? interesting but what the heck?? i clicked it and read but never heard of it before. whats going on?

i want to build this. i have been wanting to for years but have not found a cost effective solution. the unistrut and trolley idea is a great idea as long as it will work in the vertical orientation

i'm having an issue here with an irrigation system fed by a river pump. river pump is some 300-400' from residence and is fed by what apears to be 2 gauge or bigger THWN or similar in conduit (220V, and either no ground or no neutral, not sure yet). unknown if conduit is actually home run to the...

i have found those boxes to be such a pain in the **** that i wont use them. getting them to fit in the hole is a project in itself.

your right.

no. you need to bond the metal box though, use a 10-24 screw and a round terminal. wire nut the ground to the box, ground to the GFCI, and incoming ground. you forgot the romex clamp for the box.

i actually dont know. i saved the instructions so it may be possible but i would have to look.

i do have quite a bit of SO, but its all 12 and 14 gauge. i havent figured out where the TS is going to live yet but i imagine at any location the total length of an extension cable would be around 10' to 20' and yeah, it runs fine once its spinning but the start up struggles with the 50'...

to wrap up this thread, i ran out of propane right before christmas. they came and refilled it all the way (80% capacity), no more smell!

this is interesting: i have recently installed a subpanel in my detached garage. i ran #4 wire from the main panel in the house to the garage. i installed 6 20A circuits on four walls and ran 2 lighting circuits, 1 50A 220V circuit, a garage door circuit, furnace/outdoor lighting circuit. so...

well, today i ran out, nine days later. i guess i am burning around 1 gallon a day. its mighty cold in my shop this christmas.